Synonyms for modicum
All synonyms
Noun
bit, little, scintilla, hint, iota, smidge, sliver, shred, trifle, pinch, ounce, pittance, damn, piece, bare minimum, morsel, touch, tinge, dash, spark, speck, scruple, trace, spot, crumb, fleck, drop, scrap, grain, jot, fragment, mote, dab, mite, ace, tittle, molecule, dot, particle, atom, flyspeck, smitch US, morceau, smattering
Definitions
- n. 1
A modest, small, or trifling amount.
Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.
Forms
- Plural
- modicums → bits, littles, scintillae, hints…
Example sentences
- hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
- iota Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5 storm.
- smidge Don't leave even a smidge, eat it all up.
- scintilla There is not an iota, not a scintilla, not a hint of any real evidence.
- ounce An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
- shred The last shred of hope had vanished from her heart.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, ace1, dot1, dab1, jot1
- 4 letters
- damn1, drop1, spot1, hint1, dash1, atom2, mite1, iota3, mote1
- 5 letters
- piece1, touch1, trace1, grain1, spark1, scrap1, pinch1, ounce1, shred1, speck1, crumb1, tinge1, fleck1
- 6 letters
- little2, sliver2, trifle2, morsel2, tittle2, smidge, smitch
- 7 letters
- scruple2, morceau
- 8 letters
- particle3, molecule3, fragment2, pittance2, flyspeck
- 9 letters
- scintilla3
- 10 letters
- smattering3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (atom2 = 2 syllables).